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Fall armyworm may invade Taiwan, China with southwest airflow; how to control it after a typhoon?
Originally distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, fall armyworm spread rapidly to Asia within 2 years. In the 107th year of the Republic of China, it reached Yemen, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, and Sri Lanka, and this year it advanced to mainland China, with outbreaks reported in 11 provinces. Fall armyworm mainly
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Have the prices of guava and pineapple fallen, and is pineapple doing better than the same period last year?
The Kuomintang caucus held a press conference on the 2nd, pointing out that the price of guava (common guava) in April this year was not as good as the price in the same period last year, and the price of pineapple in April also showed a gap compared with last year, and called on Council of Agriculture Minister Chen Chi-chung to come up with countermeasures. In response, Su Mao-hsiang, deputy director-general of the Agriculture and Food Agency, said,
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How do you control fruit flies? Clean up fallen fruit and combine with traps to reduce the population
As temperatures gradually rise, fruit fly populations gradually increase, causing damage to fruit crops such as wax apples and mangoes. Huang Yubin, an associate researcher at the Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, said fruit flies lay eggs inside fruit crops such as guavas, causing losses for fruit farmers. Currently, across Taiwan, the highest
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In 2019, wet paddy prices in Kaohsiung and Pingtung fell sharply, to less than 9 yuan per Taiwanese catty
Recently, rice harvesting has begun in parts of Kaohsiung and Pingtung, but it has been reported that because of last year's bumper rice harvest, the harvest volume hit a record high and has still not been absorbed, so the price offered by grain dealers for wet paddy is less than 9 yuan per Taiwanese catty. Many farmers have already reported to local elected representatives that growing rice
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How to prevent and control gummy stem blight and viral diseases spreading in farmland due to temperature and continuous rainfall?
Recently, temperatures have gradually risen, and combined with continuous rainfall, the weather has been unstable. The Hualien District Agricultural Research and Extension Station has found that "gummy stem blight" and "viral diseases" are gradually spreading in the chayote shoot fields of the Ji'an area in Hualien County. Farmers are advised to take preventive measures as early as possible to avoid affecting
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Taiwan betel nut prices have fallen; what are the current prices and how large is the growing area?
Taiwan's betel nut orchard abandonment and crop conversion policy restarts this year, but the deadline is only until December 31; eligible betel nut farmers can apply at the township office where the land is located. The abandonment subsidy is 150,000 yuan per hectare, while for conversion, seedling costs of 5 to 10 thousand yuan are given depending on whether the land is flat or mountainous.
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What are the main characteristics of Sphagnum fallax? Get to know this common moss species
Sphagnum fallax belongs to the genus Sphagnum among moss species, and its main growing locations are marshland or larch tussock meadows and other such areas. So do you know what characteristics this kind of moss has? Let's take a look together. Distribution range of Sphagnum fallax: distribution
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Peanut prices kept falling from 2017 to 2018: where should growers go from here?
In 2017, since domestic peanuts hit the market, the overall market has seen a mix of rises and falls, with market prices showing a certain decline. Recently, peanut prices have been on a downward trend, and growers do not know whether they should still plant in 2018.
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Growing environment, sowing time and planting methods for the climbing plant He Shou Wu (Fallopia multiflora)
He Shou Wu, also known as Polygonum multiflorum, purple vine, and Ye Jiao Teng, among other names. It can tonify essence and blood, darken beard and hair, strengthen sinews and bones, and tonify the liver and kidneys. It is a common precious and fine Chinese medicinal herb. So, where does the climbing plant He Shou Wu grow? When is it sown? How is it planted? Where does the climbing plant He Shou Wu grow?
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Deciduous tree Paulownia purchase price, sapling price, and flowering and leaf-fall times
Paulownia is also called downy paulownia, smooth paulownia, Lankao paulownia, catalpa-leaf paulownia, white-flowered paulownia, and Taiwan paulownia. It is cultivated or wild, and some regions are introducing it. So what is the purchase price of paulownia? How much is one sapling? When does it flower and drop its leaves? How is it planted? From the Changsha building materials market we learned
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